The Price To Pay For Power

by Crimson Blade79

Recruitment

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Ponyville

"This is going to be fun." said Connor

The guards pointed their spears at him and said, "You are under arrest for being a public nuisance and assault."

"I'm going to enjoy kicking all of your asses." said Connor with a smirk.

"Wait wh-." said a guard before he was bitch slapped all the way into a building. He crashed into the wall head first.

"Hahahaha! Did you all see the look on his face before he went sailing and he was all like 'Ahhhh!' man that was funny." said Connor.

The guards were baffled by how much strength Connor possessed. One guard said, "Buck this shit I'm out!" He then ran and another guard did the same thing but he instead said, "Run bitch, run!" This caused Connor to laugh his ass off. The remaining few guards looked at him with anger and said, "You dare assault the guards."

"To be honest, I don't really give a fuck. I only have one question though, do you know where Tirek is because I'mma gonna kill him soon and I want your help? You're supposed to be the protectors of Equestria and I think it should be our job to get rid of all evil. So, are you interested in my offer. You know that in the long run this will benefit all of Equestria so join me and we can purge all the evil from this land. Hell you might even get promotions from the princesses themselves." said Connor

Dude, that sounded so rehearsed and cliché.

Shut the fuck up.

I bet they won't even listen to you.

Oh they will, I know they will. Just read my speech from that last paragraph.

After Connor said his speech, the guards were looking like they were considering his offer. Six out of the ten remaining guards walked to Connor and stood by his side. One of the four remaining guards said, "You traitors, we'll make you pay you monster. You will all rot in the dungeons." One of the guards by Connor's side said, "We're doing this to protect Equestria and you should too. Even if we disagree with the creature, our duty is to protect Equestria, no matter the cost. Umm, what's your name anyway?" The question was directed towards Connor.

Connor responded to the question by saying, "The name's Connor. I may not be a pony but it doesn't mean you should be afraid. I'm a human in case you're wondering. Surely you should've learned to not descriminate from the Zecora situation right?" This question was directed to the last four guards. Three of the remaining guards still had angry faces but the one that didn't have an angry face went to Connor. This guard was a batpony mare. In case your wondering, nopony else that was recruited by Connor was a mare and neither were the last three guards. The last three guards were an earth pony, a unicorn, and a pegasus. Two of the guards that Connor recruited were a unicorn, three were an earth pony, one was a pegasus, and one was a batpony. Connor then looked at the three remaining guards and thought, "How convenient. Might as well absorb them so I can disguise myself as a pony. Easier than just walking around as a human scaring everyone." He then said to the seven guards by his side, "Cover your eyes, I'm about to use a spell to erase those three's memories of our encounter."

One of the two unicorn guards that Connor recruited said, "Wait a minute, you can do magic?"

"Yes, now cover your eyes quick." said Connor. Surprisingly Connor's followers complied and covered their eyes. The three remaining guards were now charging towards Connor. Connor used quicksilver ability and walked up to the three remaining guards and transformed his hand into a hideously grotesque black and red blade. He then stabbed all three of them with the blade arm and black tentacles appeared in Connor midsection. The tentacles grabbed the three dead guards and pulled them into Connor body to be absorbed. Surprisingly the tentacles even cleaned up the mess. Connor then made the hand blade and the tentacles disappear. He then came up with a pony disguise based on the anatomy of the pegasus guard he killed. He transformed into a grey coated pegasus with a black mane with his original hair style and he even still had his red eyes. Connor still had his clothes on when he transformed too with the exception of the coat having holes for the wings and having no shoes. He then said to his followers, "You can open your eyes now."

Connor's followers uncovered their eyes to see nothing but Connor in his new pegasus form. The batpony said, "Where are the others and why do you look like a pegasus?"

Connor then responded by lying and saying, "I used my memory erasing spell after I observed their anatomy and transformed into this form. I then lied to the guards saying that the creature was gone. The guards then went into the Everfree Forest and I fear the worst but let's not worry about them right now. I want to know who you all are." The guards actually believed the lie.

The guards complied and said, "We are the Celestial Guards and we were assigned to Ponyville to protect it's citizens." The batpony then said, "I was once a Lunar Guard until one of the Celestial Guards got injured and I volunteered to be a temporary replacement."

"Where were you assigned before you went here?" asked Connor.

"Canterlot." answered the batpony.

Connor then thought, "She could be useful for getting new recruits in Canterlot." He then asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Nightingale." answered Nightingale.

"What is your talent?" asked Connor.

"Stealth missions and other missions at night." answered Nightingale.

Connor then thought, "She seems stronger and more experienced than the other recruits. I can even sense her power level is higher than the rest. I'm going to assign her as second in command of the squadron I just formed. I'm going to call this squad, the Seven Star Squadron. When I get new recruits, those new recruits will just be the invasion force when we go to Tartarus. These recruits however will be part of the squad that Nightingale will lead." He then asked Nightingale, "When did you become a Lunar Guard?"

"When I was 18 years old." she answered.

Connor then thought, "Experienced and an early starter." He then asked Nightingale, "How long were you a guard?"

"3 years." she answered.

Connor then thought, "Maybe she's just mentally experienced because she seems experienced even though she was only a guard for 3 years and is only 21 years old. I'm only 18 years old but I still think she is a little young for a guard." He then said to Nightingale, "You are now the commander of this squadron and my second in command."

"Really?" she asked with a hint of excitement.

"Yes." said Connor

"Oh come on, how come she's the commander?" asked the pegasus follower with a hint of anger.

"Because she is stronger and more experienced than all of you. Even though she is just 21 years old, she seems more mentally experienced." answered Connor.

The other followers then had dumbfounded expressions on their faces. Nightingale decided to break the silence and asked, "What will our new unit be called?"

"The Seven Star Squadron." answered Connor.

"What do we do now?" asked Nightingale.

"We get new recruits but don't tell the princesses because they may stop us. I'm going to visit with some locals and hopefully get a few political favors. Right now I'm going to change your armor using my magic and then you will be on your way." answered Connor. He then shot Piccolo's clothes beam and changed his followers' golden armor to red and their white fur enchantment to black.

After the Seven Star Squadron looked at their new look, Nightingale asked, "When and where should we meet?"

"This same spot next week." answered Connor.

The Seven Star Squadron then left to do what Connor requested and to do what they wanted. Connor then thought, "I can't believe I'm going to have my own army. I also can't believe how easy it was to get these guards to follow me."

Wow, those guards are stupid.

Somebody pick up the phone.

Why?

Because I fucking called it. I knew those guards would follow me. Now I have my own army at my disposal but when this is all over, I'll have to disband the army so they can get back to their daily lives. Hopefully my pony form will fool everyone into thinking I'm a pony so I can recruit some more members and to talk to the rest of the Elements of Harmony.

I don't think the elements are going to like you killing Tirek.

That's why I'm not going to recruit any of the Elements of Harmony. I'm just going to befriend them.

Good luck with that.

Shut the fuck up.

Connor then thought to himself, "Maybe since I'm a displaced I'll be able to make a token and send it to other displaced." He then took out from his pocket a silver framed amulet with a silver chain and a ruby in the frame. This is Dante's amulet from DMC. Connor got the amulet from the comic con he went to. He then began to say a speech for the token to be sent. He said, "To those who find this token, call upon me if you are in danger or you need evil from your land to be purged. I ask nothing in return." The amulet then began to glow and disappeared. Connor then thought, "I hope the other displaced find the token and I hope the wrong people don't find it." He then walked into Ponyville and nobody seemed to give him any odd looks or looks of terror. Connor then thought, "This form works perfectly. Now to go to a library to find information that could lead to Tartarus." He then walked deeper into Ponyville to hopefully find what he seeks.


Author's Note

Now Connor has his own army, oh crap. I bet you didn't see that coming did you. What do you think is going to happen next? Find out on the next chapter coming soon.

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